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Liberty and Others, (sculpture). Artist:  Architectural Terra Cotta Company, fabricator. Pierce & Bickford, architectural firm. Swan & Murray, contractor. Title:  Liberty and Others, (sculpture). Other Titles:  City Hall, (sculpture). Dates:  1895. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Terra cotta, Indiana limestone. Description:  Terra cotta figures decorate the southern and eastern pediments of a building. The eastern pediment depicts Indian lore. The southern pediment depicts the Arts and Sciences. Figures and objects depicted in the southern pediment include a wood-burning locomotive, a farmer plowing, Hermes holding a caduceus, the goddess of Liberty with a star over her head, an eagle with outspread wings below Liberty, a cannon and stack of cannon balls, a goddess of the arts, an easel, a bust with sculptor's tools, a globe and a chemical still. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian Allegory -- Arts & Sciences Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Figure female Figure male Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train Occupation -- Farm -- Sowing Mythology -- Classical -- Hermes Emblem -- Caduceus Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Object -- Art Tool -- Easel Object -- Other -- Globe Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Elmira Pediment Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Elmira, Grounds and Maintenance Division, Lake Street & West Church Street, Elmira, New York Located City Hall, Lake Street & West Church Street, Elmira, New York Remarks:  The sculpture, located in the pediments of city hall, was installed at the time the building was built in 1895. Total cost of the building was $118,000. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from Michelle Cotton's pamphlet "Mark Twain's Elmira", pg. 23-24. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NY000899   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000899 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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